Feeling the awe-inspiring anger and murderous intent coming from the several Liao guards in front of me because they saw their robes being injured, even Jiang Xudong who accompanied him in had a look of shock on his face, let alone those few Kaifeng Mansion guards. , none of them dared to even take a breath, but timidly lowered their heads and glanced at the Liao men who were half a head taller than themselves.
On the other hand, Sun Tu, as the person involved, seemed not to feel any pressure at all. He met them one by one with his eyes, and then said: "These three people are causing mischief and hurting people in our East City. Since I am the head of Kaifeng Prefecture, I have the responsibility to punish them with small punishments and big warnings. Now that I have handed them back to you, I hope that your envoy can take this as a warning and not let others do similar things again and damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries."
After saying these words, the interpreter at Honglu Temple next to him turned pale, and even though his lips were murmuring, he did not dare to help translate. Jiang Xudong looked even more nervous and secretly tugged on Sun Tu's sleeve: "Sun Tutou must be careful. If you offend them, there will be endless troubles!"
"I'm just telling the truth, and out of good intentions." Sun Tuyi smiled fearlessly: "This is the city of Tokyo in the Song Dynasty, how can we still be afraid of these Liao people?"
Before Jiang Xudong could react, one of the Liao people in front of him roared angrily and shouted in a somewhat stiff Chinese: "You guys are so bullying, I will make you pay the price!" Before he finished speaking, he had already grown up. He jumped forward and punched Sun Tu directly in front of him.
Unexpectedly, some of these Liao people could understand Chinese. Jiang Xudong was shocked and backed away hurriedly, shouting: "Envoy, calm down, I, the Song Dynasty, have no intention of embarrassing you..." But he It was obviously too late to speak. Once the man punched out, there was no possibility of him stopping. Even the other Liao guards rushed forward at this time. Although they did not pull out the sword on their waist, their fierce appearance It's still scary.
Sun Tu saw that the punch was very powerful, and a glint flashed in his eyes. He waved his hand to block it, and at the same time, he took advantage of the situation and took a step forward with his right foot, blocking the opponent's attack path. The Liao man was blocked with one punch and was about to change his move, but found that his forward momentum was interrupted by the opponent, so he could only withdraw his move and step back, thinking that after increasing the distance between the two sides, he could use his physical advantage to attack Launch an attack.
But Sun Tu didn't give him this chance at all. After taking the initiative, he quickly got close to him. He ducked under the opponent's ribs with a short body, held up his hands, and stretched the right arm of the Liao man who was eager to withdraw his attack. He pushed forward, and at the same time, he also stretched out his foot and hooked it deftly on the opponent's calf.
After one move was broken, he was restrained step by step. Just as the Liao man was trying to stabilize his upper body, his lower body was caught by the hook. He screamed in surprise, and his body was no longer under his control. He danced and fell to the side and back, just in time to hit him. The faces of the two companions who were about to step forward to take action also blocked their forward momentum.
Upon seeing this, several other Liao people slowed down their hurried movements, and everyone became cautious. They had already seen that Sun Tu's martial arts was extraordinary and could not be dismissed casually. After winking at each other, they actually pulled out their knives together. This made Jiang Xudong, who was about to speak to dissuade him, even more panicked and couldn't even speak.
"I'll kill you!" The Liao man who had been beaten so ugly by Sun Tujiao was so angry that he did not care about anything. After finally regaining his balance, he drew the knife in his hand, roared, and pounced again. The knife in his hand slashed Sun Tu's neck with the whistling sound of the wind.
Sun Tu came here without a knife. Seeing the opponent coming to kill him fiercely, he could only squat down and try to get out of his boots.
Take out the stick to block the knife. But this gave other people a chance, and several Liao people slashed at his head and chest with their swords, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.
When this scene fell into the eyes of Jiang Xudong and the others, they were even more shocked. However, even the officers were frightened by the murderous intent of the Liao people. Each one of them seemed to have been cast a restraining spell, screaming "Don't go" in their mouths, but their bodies were... He couldn't move at all, let alone step forward to stop or help Sun Tu meet the enemy.
Several knives struck in front of him with fierce winds. Sun Tu could only roll on the spot and dodge the killing move. At the same time, he held the swing stick in his hand and quickly moved horizontally to block the last knife that followed. He stood up from the ground, took a few steps back, and then stabilized his body. He shouted: "Do you really want to start a war with me, the Song Dynasty?"
"Stop!" Just when these Liao people did not take his threat seriously and were about to attack again, a majestic low shout suddenly came from behind. At that time, these fierce and militant Liao people were asked to guard When his movement stopped, Sun Tu took advantage of the situation and saw a short Liao army general with a scar on his face striding out. He first glanced at the guards who had stopped holding back in anger, and said in Khitan dialect He said: "You are the bodyguards of the mission now, not the elite soldiers guarding the border. Don't act randomly because of anger." Then he looked at Sun Tu and Jiang Xudong, who was already pale with fright: "On the order of Privy Council Chen, please ask that The Kaifeng man named Sun Tu went in to talk, is he here?" But he had no intention of apologizing or explaining for the previous conflict, and his arrogance was evident.
Jiang Xudong didn't pay attention to this at all. After calming down from the panic just now, he said with some anxiety: "This... As far as I know, this is all due to misunderstanding. I hope your envoy will not do it for this." A small matter has affected our diplomatic relations between Song and Liao. Oh, by the way, this is Sun Dutou..." As he said that, he glanced at Sun Tu strangely, and he still hasn't figured it out. Why would the Liao ambassador be interested in Sun Tu, a small figure
Sun Tu himself was full of doubts. The other party actually investigated his name and official position. What on earth was going on? But at this time, he, a small person, naturally had no right to refuse, so he smiled and said: "I also want to meet the ambassador of your country and ask him for some advice."
"Then please." This person didn't pay much courtesy, and even ignored Jiang Shaoqing. Instead, he led him in and invited Sun Tu to come in and talk.
Just as Sun Tugu was about to take a step, Jiang Xudong, who was behind him, had already stepped forward, pulled him and whispered: "Sun Tugu must be careful when he goes inside. Don't act randomly again."
Sun Tu just smiled at him, without saying anything, and followed the Liao people inside. However, Jiang Xudong stayed there with an uneasy expression on his face, looking eagerly, wondering whether he dared to follow him into the Liao Kingdom. embassy.
After entering the embassy gate and walking along a path paved with bluestone slabs, Sun and Tu came to a beautifully decorated small hall. At this time, there were four guards with swords standing on the left and right of the hall door. It seemed that their spirits were much more restrained than those in front of the door. There was nothing other than vigilance in their eyes when they looked at Sun Tu. The mood swings made Sun Tu feel a little scared. In comparison, these people were the real masters. If he were to face their sudden attack, he couldn't say that he would be able to escape unscathed.
At this time, the leader of the guard who brought him in had reported to the hall in Khitan dialect, and then a gentle voice came from inside: "Sun Dutou, please come in and talk." This was true.
The official dialect of the Song Dynasty.
Only then did Sun Tu push open the ajar door, stepped over the high threshold and stepped into the small hall. Looking up, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe sitting in the chief's seat. His face was also gentle, with a smile on his face, and he nodded to Sun Tu. Behind him, stood a tall Liao general. Judging from the posture of him standing astride his sword, he was obviously his personal bodyguard.
Just after glancing at the face of this personal guard, Sun Tu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered that he had looked at him five days ago. That day when the Liao envoy passed by the security station, this person exerted strong pressure on him. He even remembered the ferocious look in his eyes like a wolf.
"Are you Sun Tu, the leader of the Kaifeng Prefecture who led people to capture his own bodyguards in Dongshi and hold them accountable?" It wasn't until the middle-aged scribe who was sitting upright asked, that Sun Tu Fang regained his concentration and answered with cupped fists: " Sun Tu, the head of the Song Dynasty, met Privy Chen of the Liao Kingdom."
"Do you know my identity?" Chen Xiangnan asked slightly surprised.
"I only found out about the ambassador's identity when I heard someone mention it outside the door just now." Sun Tu smiled and said, "I wonder why Privy Chen suddenly wants to see me?"
Seeing the neither arrogant nor humble behavior of the young man in front of him, Chen Xiangnan admired it in his heart. No wonder Lin Ya was interested in him. But there was an unhappy expression on his face: "Of course it's because you took me to protect you without authorization? Not only did you hurt and take people, you also ordered them to be beaten in public. Are you completely ignoring my Daliao face?"
Seeing that the other party was angry, Sun Tu didn't mean to panic at all. He looked back and said: "Looking at Privy Chen's dress, he must be a Han. He should know the principle of doing as the Romans do when he comes to his country. This time your envoy came to our Song Dynasty, the court has already treated him like a Han Chinese. Treat each other with courtesy, but your guards did whatever they wanted regardless of the laws of Tokyo City, and even injured innocent people and my Yamen officers. This is a violation of my Song Dynasty laws. As the head of the capital, I naturally have the responsibility to arrest and punish them. .”
"That's a tough statement. Aren't you afraid that this will make me angry and report you to the Song Dynasty court?" Chen Xiangnan said with a threatening tone.
"I just want to do my duty and get the job done well. I can't control what will happen in the future. And I believe that justice is in the heart of the people." Sun Tu still behaved calmly, which made Chen Xiangnan suddenly feel uneasy. He didn't know how to deal with it. He wasn't angry about it in the first place. After all, in his opinion, it was those disobedient subordinates who were at fault.
But the person behind him raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at Sun Tu again, and then lightly kicked Chen Xiangnan's chair with his toe to remind him that it was time to get to the point.
Chen Xiangnan understood, coughed slightly, and was about to change the topic when he saw a servant carrying a tray and walking to the front of the hall. After getting the permission of the guard in front of the door, he walked into the hall and took the tea bowl from the tray. Put it on the coffee table next to Chen Xiangnan.
Chen Xiangnan is still very satisfied with the attentive service of the servants in the embassy. The people here are much more sensible and diligent than the servants in Liao. Often, with just a look and a movement, they can understand what he needs. Delivered.
At that moment, Chen Xiangnan planned to take a sip of tea to moisten his throat before changing the topic. Having made up his mind, he stretched out his hand to the tea bowl, but at this moment, the servant who had always lowered his eyebrows did not retreat but moved forward. He rushed in front of Chen Xiangnan. As soon as he raised his hand, a cold light came from his sleeve. It flashed out and stabbed his throat with a sharp thrust, while at the same time he shouted in a low voice: "Death to the Liao dog!"